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Police in Toulouse, France tackle anti Jean Marie Le Pen protesters at Le Capitole in the centre of Toulouse

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akuban says:

Aren't they making these types of shots by citizens illegal in France?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

I believe so, at least technically. It's something I'm looking into

www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=31&aid=1196 93

www.cybersoc.com/2007/03/french_anti_cit.html

kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/2007/03/ a_fullfronta...

I don't have the full facts yet. However, it was the first time I have ever been asked to show my press card. Therer were A LOT of people with cameraphones and video cameras and the like. It would be impossible to police if this is what the law says.

Alsthough, IF this is what the law says, then you could potentially imprison folk after the fact. But, like i say I haven't looked into it properly yet.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

noodlepie says:

Made front page of La Depeche

www.ladepeche.com/aff_art.asp?Ref=20070326141 1

Here's the actual front page

flickr.com/photos/noodlepie/434940729/

And here's the report on the meeting that purportedly kicked things off,

www.liberation.fr/actualite/politiques/electi ons2007/2433...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

mo's says:

i got all the photos and videos i took yesterday on my camphone deleted by a policeman who told me he would arrest if he ever saw me doing again. I don't know if he had the right to erase the photos, i should see about that.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

noodlepie says:

Interesting Mo. I *think* the police officer wanted to erase my camera, but I showed him the press card. He double checked it and let me go. If you do follow this up, can you post a comment here or email me. I'm very interested to know how the French enforce, or not, this new law and just how enforcable it is during and after any "act of citizen journalism". More on the law here (make sure to read the comments),

kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/2007/03/ france_bans_...

Re: the specific events of yesterday, there's very little on the blogs that I've found. Just a couple of posts here,

proelium.blogspot.com/2007/03/article-127-heu rts-entre-ma...

rectitudinesto.hautetfort.com/archive/2007/03 /26/un-momen...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

akuban says:

Interesting. Although erasing your memory card would do little if you were shooting with a mobile phone and uploading somewhere (like, I don't know, Flickr?) almost instantly.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

noodlepie says:

Good point, Shozu would get around this on a cameraphone.

www.shozu.com/
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

mo's says:

Well i learned how to do the uploading on the fly today (a little bit too late) just in case.

i don't think i'm going to follow it up in any way (i have no evidence of what happened whatsoever).

Anywayz, you may want to check this link www.photografree.net/en/lepen/lepen.php
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

noodlepie says:

Maybe you wouldn't find anything out in your particular case, but it would be interesting to know what law there is beyond the Prevention of Criminality law

www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=21237

that allows what happened to you.

Many thanks frot he link. Am going to go and peruse.... Will report back here. Meanwhile, here's a short piece I put together

www.noodlepie.com/2007/03/toulouse_riots.html

And there's some more discussion over here:

www.thisfrenchlife.com/thisfrenchlife/2007/03 /violence_fl...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

noodlepie says:

And - finally - if anyone is till stumbling into this post. Here is a bit more background, with quotes from Reporters without borders, in a piece I did for the Press Gazette,

www.pressgazette.co.uk/article/210407/graham_ holliday_ant...
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

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